Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Italian chicken & veggie medley

My first healthy home-cooked meal was something I made up, based on a recipe I have always loved.  The nice thing is that you really can't screw it up.  I might not make it again because of the "natural flavorings" and "spice" ingredients on the italian dressing mix packets I use. Right now I am trying to use up some more stuff I have laying around, and it's all trial-and-error.  My favorite version of this recipe involves 2 cans of green beans and quarteded red potatoes.  But that's not good for grain free...potatoes metabolize into sugar.

For this recipe you will need:
a package of boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or you can use half if you have a smaller family)
1 onion, chopped
2 zucchinis, chopped
2 small or medium heads of broccoli
1 stick of butter
1 package of Good Seasons brand italian dressing mix

  1.  Wash your chicken, and trim the yuckies off
  2. Layer all your chicken and veggies in the pan however you wish
  3. cut butter into small squares and place on top covering all the areas
  4. sprinkle packet of italian dressing mix on top
  5. cover with foil & bake for about 40 mins...less if you have thin chicken breasts (I tend to go for the thinly sliced ones at the store so I only cook about 20 mins...they are really think though, more like pre-cut chicken tenders)
Ta-Da! (sorry for the blurry cell phone pic--obviously I did not use enough veggies either!  Don't worry I changed the recipe for you all, I was just winging it!)

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